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onestepforward

(3,691 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2012, 05:30 AM Mar 2012

Finally, chess and boxing united

Chessboxing, LOL!

London, England: Mike 'the Bedfordshire Bull' Botteley (left) takes on Chris 'the General' Levy in a chessboxing bout at the Scala nightclub. The hybrid sport has alternate three-minute rounds of chess and boxing, and the winner is the one who knocks out or checkmates their opponent first

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2012/mar/11/24-hours-in-pictures#/?picture=387196661&index=12

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Finally, chess and boxing united (Original Post) onestepforward Mar 2012 OP

Wu-tang Clan - Da Mystery of Chessboxin' MrScorpio Mar 2012 #1

3 minutes isn't very long for a chess match Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #2

There is some sort of device on the table but it doesn't really look like a clock. SwissTony Mar 2012 #4

What's with the headphones? geardaddy Mar 2012 #3

It's so they can't hear comments from the crowd. There's also an analysis of the game over the PA.nt SwissTony Mar 2012 #5

MrScorpio

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1. Wu-tang Clan - Da Mystery of Chessboxin'

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Mon Mar 12, 2012, 07:16 AM

Mar 2012

Motown_Johnny

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2. 3 minutes isn't very long for a chess match

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Mon Mar 12, 2012, 11:22 AM

Mar 2012

I don't see a clock on the table so I am curious about the time limit per move.

Also, those guys don't look like boxers to me. I guess the chess portion of the contest is more important than that photo implies.